From record Olympic ‘A’ cuts to Universality – why the ebb in Indian swimming
5 months, 2 weeks ago

From record Olympic ‘A’ cuts to Universality – why the ebb in Indian swimming

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Three years ago around this time, Sajan Prakash was riding a wave. Through it, one male and female swimmer – Srihari Nataraj, who also made the ‘A’ cut last time, and Dhinidhi Desinghu will represent India at the Paris Olympics in a couple of weeks’ time. “It’s definitely disappointing,” Sajan told HT, “We had a breakthrough last time with both Hari and I making the ‘A’ cut.” Sajan has no delusions about what may have gone wrong in his case. We were kind of between a rock and a hard place for the Universality and the ‘B’ and ‘A’ cut.” But he’s home and dry now headed to Paris and all is not yet lost. So, it’s just down to a couple of them to crack the ‘A timing.” Indian swim coaches concur that the lack of numbers coming through is partly due to early burnout.

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At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As a kid not even in her teens yet, Dhinidhi Desinghu remembers watching India’s top swimmer Srihari Nataraj compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 on television. Dhinidhi plans to make handwritten gift cards and deliver them hopefully in person to her “childhood swim hero” and reigning 200m freestyle Olympic champion, Katie Ledecky of USA. “She happens to be …

Swimming against the tide
1 year, 8 months ago

Swimming against the tide

The Hindu  

Twenty-nine-year-old Sriram Srinivas Rajasekaran is gleefully engaged in rolling agarbathis and making flower garlands along with his peers at a training centre in Vadapalani. “Sriram generally covers 2.5 km in the sea in one hour, but this expedition was more challenging because of the offshore winds,” says R. Selvam, who has been coaching Sriram in sea swimming. “When Sriram was …

Birmingham 2022: Sajan and Srihari to spearhead Indian swimming in Commonwealth Games
2 years, 5 months ago

Birmingham 2022: Sajan and Srihari to spearhead Indian swimming in Commonwealth Games

The Hindu  

Veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash and fellow Olympian Srihari Nataraj will lead the four member Indian swimming team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held at Birmingham from July 28 to August 8. Delhi's Kushagra Rawat and Madhya Pradesh's Advait Page, who have met the selection criteria for the 1500m freestyle event will also be a part of the contingent. …

Indian Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Makes it a Hat-trick of Records at World Championships
3 years ago

Indian Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Makes it a Hat-trick of Records at World Championships

News 18  

Star Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj continued his record-breaking spree at the FINA short course World Championships here on Monday, registering his third ‘Best Indian time’ in the tournament. The 20-year-old clocked 48.65s in the men’s 100m freestyle event to better Sajan Prakash’s best Indian performance. Nataraj, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics after becoming the second Indian swimmer after Prakash …

Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj set sights on Commonwealth, Asian Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj set sights on Commonwealth, Asian Games

Firstpost  

Prakash wrote a new chapter in the history of Indian swimming by becoming the first swimmer from the country to qualify for the Olympics by breaching the ‘A’ standard time at a qualifying meet in Rome on 26 June. Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj may have had an underwhelming Tokyo Olympics but the duo feels that experience …

Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur orders proper arrangements for Indian contingent
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur orders proper arrangements for Indian contingent

Live Mint  

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Monday said that he met with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and briefed him about the preparations of the Olympic-bound contingent. "The Minister was briefed and updated on preparations of Indian Contingent for Tokyo Olympics, vaccination of athletes and officials, travel and stay arrangements of the Indian contingent, build up the excitement and fever …

Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Wants to Make the Most of his 'Dream-come-true' Moment at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Wants to Make the Most of his 'Dream-come-true' Moment at Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Two Indian swimmers making it to the Olympics with ‘A’ cut timings has never happened ever before. It is just the tiny difference from silver to gold or no medal to a medal in Asian Games.” Executive director of Swimming Federation of India and now a member of the world governing body FINA Bureau, Virendra Nanavati, said Prakash and Nataraj …

Tokyo 2020: Swimming Federation of India nominates Olympics-bound Sajan Prakash for Arjuna Award
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Swimming Federation of India nominates Olympics-bound Sajan Prakash for Arjuna Award

India Today  

Swimming Federation of India on Saturday has nominated Sajan Prakash for the coveted Arjuna award. The 27-year-old from Kerala scripted history last week by breaching the ''A'' standard time for the Tokyo Games, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men''s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. "By making the A qualification for Tokyo 2020 in the …

Kerala inspector Sajan Prakash makes a dive to represent India at Tokyo Olympics!
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala inspector Sajan Prakash makes a dive to represent India at Tokyo Olympics!

Hindustan Times  

Sajan Prakash scripted history on June 26, 2021, as he became the first Indian swimmer to breach the ‘A’ qualification mark, and book a berth to Tokyo Olympics! There are many people who provided me with a support system, to be able to achieve this, and I’m glad I didn’t let them down,” says the 27-year-old as he catches a …

Maana Patel Becomes First Female Indian Swimmer to Secure Tokyo Olympics Berth
3 years, 5 months ago

Maana Patel Becomes First Female Indian Swimmer to Secure Tokyo Olympics Berth

News 18  

Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through ‘Universality quota’, the Swimming Federation of India said. Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after both Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash achieved Olympic Qualification Timing ‘A’ level recently. Backstroke swimmer Maana …

Maana Patel becomes first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Maana Patel becomes first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

India Today  

Promising athlete Maana Patel made history on Friday as she became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through the 'Universality quota'. Maana Patel, 21, will join Sajan Prakash and Srihari Natarajan in India's swimming squad for this month's Summer Olympics which will take place in Japan's capital city from July 23 to August 8. …

Srihari Natraj qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after FINA approves QT
3 years, 5 months ago

Srihari Natraj qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after FINA approves QT

The Hindu  

Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday after the sport's world governing body FINA approved his 'A' standard qualification time in the men's 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. ".Srihari Nataraj Olympic qualification time of 53.77 swam in the time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy is affirmed by …

Srihari Natraj qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after FINA approves QT
3 years, 5 months ago

Srihari Natraj qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after FINA approves QT

The Hindu  

Srihari Nataraj has become the second Indian after Sajan Prakash to secure A-mark Olympic Qualification Time, after his time of 53.77s in a 100m backstroke time trial in Rome last weekend was ratified by FINA, the Swimming Federation of India announced on Wednesday. Srihari’s timing required FINA’s approval because it was clocked at a requested time trial after the youngster …

Tokyo 2020: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualifies for Olympics after FINA's confirmation
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualifies for Olympics after FINA's confirmation

India Today  

Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj has officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday after the sport's world governing body FINA approved his 'A’ standard qualification time in the men's 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. ".Srihari Nataraj Olympic qualification time of 53.77 swam in the time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy is affirmed …

How Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash created history in Rome
3 years, 5 months ago

How Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash created history in Rome

Live Mint  

In the ‘Eternal City’ of Rome, it took Sajan Prakash less than two minutes to create history. A day after Prakash’s feat, fellow Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj made the ‘A’ mark as well, with a 53.77-second finish in a 100m backstroke time trial at the SetteColli. “But luck is what we make happen sometimes.” But luck isn’t the word you’d …

Swimming Federation Announces Rs 5 Lakh Cash Reward for Olympic-bound Sajan Prakash
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimming Federation Announces Rs 5 Lakh Cash Reward for Olympic-bound Sajan Prakash

News 18  

Swimming Federation of India on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for Sajan Prakash who scripted history by becoming the first swimmer from the country to earn a direct qualification for the Olympics. Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday by breaching the ‘A’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event …

Sajan Prakash to get Rs 5 lakh cash reward from Swimming Federation of India for breaching 'A' standard time
3 years, 5 months ago

Sajan Prakash to get Rs 5 lakh cash reward from Swimming Federation of India for breaching 'A' standard time

Firstpost  

Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday by breaching the ‘A’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. “SFI president Shri RN Jayaprakash announced a personal cash award of Rs 5 lac to Sajan Prakash, who is the first Indian to achieve the Olympic ‘A’ qualification …

SFI announces Rs 5 lakh cash reward for Tokyo 2020-bound Sajan Prakash
3 years, 5 months ago

SFI announces Rs 5 lakh cash reward for Tokyo 2020-bound Sajan Prakash

The Hindu  

The Swimming Federation of India on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for Sajan Prakash, who scripted history by becoming the first swimmer from the country to earn a direct qualification for the Olympics. Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Games on Saturday by breaching the 'A' standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly event …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj breaches 'A' standard, awaiting FINA approval on timing
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj breaches 'A' standard, awaiting FINA approval on timing

Firstpost  

Nataraj had come agonisingly close to breaching the ‘A’ standard in the same event a couple of days back but missed it by 0.05 second after an effort of 53.90 seconds. Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj on Sunday breached the ‘A’ standard time for the Tokyo Games by clocking 53.77s in the men’s 100m backstroke at the Sette Colli Trophy …

Sajan Prakash first-ever Indian swimmer to make 'A' cut for Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Sajan Prakash first-ever Indian swimmer to make 'A' cut for Olympics

The Hindu  

Sajan Prakash on Saturday made the cut for the Tokyo Olympics at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. Many congratulations to @swim_sajan who becomes the 1st Indian #swimmer♂to qualify for #Tokyo2020 as he clocks 1:56:38 in men's 200m butterfly at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. I had come so close to the qualifying mark in the previous meets, but …

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj sets 100m backstroke national record, misses Tokyo 2020 qualification mark
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj sets 100m backstroke national record, misses Tokyo 2020 qualification mark

Firstpost  

The 20-year-old Bengaluru swimmer clocked 53.90 seconds bettering his own national record in the 100m men’s backstroke event. Star Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came agonisingly close to achieving the elusive Olympic qualification time in the 100m men’s backstroke event before falling short of the mark at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy on Friday. Another Indian swimmer, Advait Page …

Swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Maana Patel nominated for Universality places in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Maana Patel nominated for Universality places in Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel have been nominated by the Swimming Federation of India for the Universality Places for the Tokyo Olympics. Even as Srihari Nataraj is chasing the ‘A’ qualification spot, which if achieved would get him a direct entry for the Games, the Swimming Federation had to make the nominations to meet the nomination deadline of June 20. …

Belgrade Swimming: Indians Win 3 Gold, All Miss Olympic Qualification
3 years, 6 months ago

Belgrade Swimming: Indians Win 3 Gold, All Miss Olympic Qualification

News 18  

India’s Sajan Prakash won gold in the men’s 200 meters butterfly event in the Belgrade Open Swimming competition, but narrowly missed qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Prakash, 27, clocked one minute 56.96 seconds, but fell short of the ‘A’ qualification time of 1 minute 56.48 seconds late on Saturday. Six Indian swimmers, including Prakash, have achieved the ‘B’ qualification …

Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Creates National Record, Wins Second Gold in Uzbekistan
3 years, 8 months ago

Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Creates National Record, Wins Second Gold in Uzbekistan

News 18  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj created a national record in 50m backstroke while winning his second gold of the Uzbekistan Open Championship here. It was Srihari’s third national record in two days as the Bengaluru swimmer had rewritten the national marks twice in 100m backstroke, his pet event, earlier this week. In 100m backstroke in which Srihari has already achieved …

Srihari primed for Tokyo Games qualification event
3 years, 8 months ago

Srihari primed for Tokyo Games qualification event

The Hindu  

The final stretch leading into a competition like the Olympic Games is generally reserved by athletes to even out rough edges and chisel their games to perfection. But for Srihari Nataraj, India’s best bet to achieve the elusive A-mark Olympic Qualifying Time in swimming, it has been markedly different. A combination of factors – the National lockdown last year, a …

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